Showbread have posted a new song, “The Vulture” off of their new album Anorexia. Check out the song on their MySpace page. Their two new albums, Anorexia and Nervosa are available in stores and online now. Get them both for $20 at Best Buy, or each for $7.99 on iTunes. Check out an e-card for their albums here.

Showbread has posted their new video for “The Pig.” The song is from the bands upcoming double album, Anorexia Nervosa, in stores and online May 13th on Tooth & Nail Records. Check out the video below.

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Showbread have posted a new song online called “The Journey,” from their upcoming album, Nervosa. Head over to their MySpace page to hear it now. This album, along with its companion, Anorexia will be available in stores and online May 13th. The two completely different albums convey a complex story of two sisters named Anorexia and Nervosa via the music and their accompanying booklets. Both Anorexia and Nervosa are available for pre-order now at Smartpunk.

Showbread has posted an update about John Giddens leaving the band, check it out below.

As many people have already heard, John Giddens (aka JG) has decided to leave Showbread.

Living in a van, being poor and sleeping on floors for six years makes people go a little crazy. JG has decided to leave behind the life of the traveling circus in order to pursue some kind of normalcy (a “real” job, a family, etc.)… On april 6th, John was present for the filming of a Showbread music video, which was his last activity as a member of the band.

John has been part of the insanity that is Showbread since 2003″¦ He’s seen and experienced more bizarre and wonderful things than a lot of folks, and here is where he takes a bow and rides into the sunset.

There were no bitter words and no regrets; JG knew his time was up, as did we. We love him like a brother and remain dear friends to the end.

Showbread exists because of a very personal and divine calling to bring something strange and beautiful into the world. The entity that is Showbread is much, much bigger than any one person participating in it at any time”¦ Showbread is about a very personal truth that is very real to us and manifests itself in the form of bizarre music… not about a band member or “keytar”. We’ll miss JG on the road dearly, but we know his decision is in the best interest of himself as well as the band.

This is the most exciting time for Showbread”¦ we have completed our best work ever and God is preparing us to unleash it on the world by rebuilding and strengthening us. Believe me when i say this is the best place the band has ever been, creatively and spiritually… We will very much appreciate the loving support of the Raw Rock community.

In the mean time, we’ll have someone else along playing synthesizers on the YOU CAN’T SAVE YOURSELF tour, which begins, may 16th”¦

Both of the new records come out in a little over a month”¦

Passionate about helping others in need and using their platform to encourage others to do the same, Tooth & Nail band Showbread heads to Ecuador in January to spend two weeks at the Casa De Fe orphanage in Shell, Ecuador.  This is part of a new partnership with the newly formed organization, Faceless International.

This trip is a follow up to the bands previous trip to Calcutta, India that was taken last January, also with Faceless International.  During the Calcutta trip, members from Anberlin, Showbread, Classic Crime, and Hundred Year Storm learned about the grave injustice of human trafficking and modern day slavery. “For most of us, the absolute horror of human trafficking is an illusory concern. It is simply so far away and so unreal that our mind cannot develop a case for its urgency,” says Showbread frontman, Josh Dies. “For most of us, the poverty that lies elsewhere in the world is only a commercial on television or a photo that Bono puts on Oprah. As George Romero presented it in one of his films, we sit in a centralized palace, ignoring the horrible truth that surrounds us, acting as though it isn’t there at all. But it is there, breaking down our doors.”

Showbread will be releasing two new albums titled Anorexia and Nervosa, on May 13th, 2008. More details on the albums can be found below.

As we’ve said many times over, Showbread prefers recreating the band’s musical tone with every album, this album is no exception…

The first thing that makes this record special is the fact that it is TWO records. When the release date finally comes in the spring, Showbread will be releasing TWO new albums on the same day, each with twelve completely different songs. One album is called “Anorexia” and the other is called “Nervosa”.

The second special thing about these records is that they are soundtracks to a story called “Anorexia Nervosa” which is split into two, ten chapter segments, one segment comes included with one record and the second comes with the other. As you read the story, the album acts as a musical accompaniment to the text. Musically, the sound is some of the most lush, organic as well as some of the most harsh, synthetic material we’ve ever done. It’s sweeping and ominous, then jagged and screeching.

In addition to the two albums that will be released in stores, a limited printing of a special edition package will be made available for everyone who wants the most in depth experience of “Anorexia Nervosa” possible. We’re excited to bring you more updates about both albums in the coming months. Thank you and may raw rock kill you forever and ever amen.